Articles for Fisheries Department

Thengaithittu fishermen engage in initiative to tackle menace of marine pollution
1 month ago

Thengaithittu fishermen engage in initiative to tackle menace of marine pollution

The Hindu  

Fishermen engage in a novel initiative to tackle the menace of marine pollution. Recently, the Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, had piloted an initiative among Thengaithittu fisher community to tackle the marine pollution challenge. As part of the recent initiative to tackle the menace of marine pollution, the Puducherry Mechanised Fishing Boat Owners Welfare Association instructed everyone plying mechanised …

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World-class fish market to come up in Sewri
4 months, 3 weeks ago

World-class fish market to come up in Sewri

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maharashtra fisheries department has planned a world-class fish market at Sewri on a 5-acre land owned by the Mumbai Port Trust, after receiving a positive response from the central government on the handing over of the plot from the port department. According to the fisheries department, the proposed market will shift the paradigm of fish business in the state …

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AP enforces fishing ban to protect marine life
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AP enforces fishing ban to protect marine life

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a two-month ban on marine fishing along the state's entire coastline, effective from April 15 to June 14. This 61-day ban applies to all registered mechanized and motorised fishing vessels with outboard motors and inboard motors operating within Andhra Pradesh's territorial waters. The Fisheries Department, led by commissioner A. Surya Kumari, emphasizes the …

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JKSSB releases answer key for Deputy Inspector, direct link here
9 months, 2 weeks ago

JKSSB releases answer key for Deputy Inspector, direct link here

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board has released the answer key for the post of Deputy Inspector/Equivalent, Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department today, March 3. Interested candidates can check the provisional answer key through the official website at jkssb.nic.in. JKSSB Deputy Inspector answer key 2024 released for Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department JKSSB conducted the Written Examination for the …

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Why fish are dying in Bengaluru’s lakes
1 year, 2 months ago

Why fish are dying in Bengaluru’s lakes

The Hindu  

The sight of thousands of dead fish floating in a lake or flames dancing on the surface of a waterbody may seem like scenes from a dystopian science fiction film. The city’s civic body has served notices to Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board in 2022 to find a permanent solution to fix this lake, to no avail to date,” …

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Supreme Court Allows Purse Seine Fishing Beyond TN Territorial Waters With Conditions
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Purse Seine Fishing Beyond TN Territorial Waters With Conditions

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday passed restricted interim orders in a batch of interim applications seeking interim stay on the order dated February 17, 2022 passed by the Tamil Nadu Government on banning the use of purse seine nets for fishing. The Court passed an order allowing the purse-seine fishing beyond the territorial waters of Tamil Nadu but within the …

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Fish count at Ashtamudi reveals change in species composition
2 years, 9 months ago

Fish count at Ashtamudi reveals change in species composition

The Hindu  

Decline in species diversity, increasing presence of marine fish, and dip in commercially important varieties such as pearl sport and mud crab — Ashtamudi Fish Count 2022 reveals stark variations in the ichthyofauna of the waterbody, a designated Ramsar site. The first fish census of the lake has also found rapid invasion of Charru mussel, an invasive bivalve species, and …

Fish Lake Marine Species Reveals Change